Hypebot To Report From Pollstar
Monday thru Wednesday of this week we’ll be in Las Vegas at Pollstar Magazine’s annual Concert Industry Consortium. This garthering of the tribe of the touring industry is sold out,. Continue reading
A Letter To Sony BMG Staff From Andy Lack
According to HITS Sony BMG’s Andy Lack broke the news to his staff of his shuffle to the side with this ironic email yesterday. In addition to Lack’s attempt at. Continue reading
UPDATE: TIM BOWEN NEW SONY BMG COO. And It’s Official: Andy Lack Looses Control As Schmidt-Hotz Becomes CEO
BREAKING NEWS & COMMENTARY UPDATED: UPDATE: The LA Times is reporting that Tim Bowan, who now heads most of Sony BMG’s non-US operations will be named Chief Operating Officer. Bowan. Continue reading
HYPEBOT’S MUSIC INDUSTRY QUICKNEWS
UPDATED – FRENCH COURTS SAY PERSONAL P2P OK – UK’s The Register is reporting that "The French courts have ruled that using peer-to-peer networks (P2P), providing you are doing so. Continue reading
Spitzer Subpoenas All Nine Major Radio Groups In Payola Probe
ABC News is reporting that the focus of a two-year-long payola investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is now aimed at the nation’s nine largest radio conglomerates. Spizer. Continue reading
Lack May Still Head SonyBMG In Reduced Role
Proving the insider odds makers wrong, Sony BMG head Andy Lack may keep his job after all. The LA Times is reporting that CEO Andrew Lack may become Sony BMG’s. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Digital Music QuickNews:
Apple is nearing the 1 billionth music download mark and should it in the next 30-60 days. Video downloads top 12 million. US P2P activity rose 14% in January over. Continue reading
QTrax Promises Free & Legal Downloads
We’ve been talking about the potential for licensed P2P forever, and Qtrax just might deliver on the promise. Dubbed P2P2A – You Play The Music We Pay The Artists, this. Continue reading
SelectRadio Brings Net Broadcasts To Your PDA
The ultimate threat to broadcast radio may not be satellite radio or the iPod, but rather thousands free internet radio streams. As Wi-fi and cell phone streaming become more ubiquitous. Continue reading
Apple Unveils More Affordable iPod Nano & Shuffle Models
In a move to counter price drops but it’s competitors, Apple today unveiled a new 1GB iPod Nano for $149, offering the same features as the 2GB and 4GB models. Continue reading
